For the record

Our front page story on the M5 crash ("M5 death toll is expected to rise as grim search goes on," Newsk) included some Press Association news agency copy which stated incorrectly that the accident occurred close to a carnival being held in Bridgwater at the time. It also suggested that smoke from the event could have combined with fog to reduce visibility on the motorway. The accident happened near junction 25, which is at Taunton – Bridgwater is seven miles north. The firework display which is currently under investigation was at Taunton rugby club. Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival cancelled its fireworks display. We apologise for this error.

Our review of Some Like It Hip Hop ("Exile from main street", The New Review, 30 October) should have credited the "rapid-fire" score to both DJ Walde and Josh Cohen. Apologies.

Usage corner: "It was James [Murdoch] who argued the News of the World should be closed while his father [Rupert] prevaricated." We meant procrastinated ("Is the ultimate prize now beyond his reach?", Observer Profile, last week).

Prevaricate: to speak or act falsely; procrastinate: to put off or defer.